On Thursday, November 3, FC Dynamo Kyiv will play the Europa League group stage matchday 6 game against Fenerbahce SK.
The match will take place at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego in Krakow. Kick-off – 21:00 local time (22:00 Kyiv time).
DYNAMO (KYIV, UKRAINE)
Not playing: Boiko, Dubinchak, Supriaha (injured), Kulach, Lonwijk (outside players’ list)
Position in domestic league: 8th (8 matches, W-4, D-1, L-3, goal difference – 12:11)
Current season:
Mircea Lucescu’s men started the season with two defeats – against SC Dnipro-1 and FC Zoria Luhansk. Then Kyivans won three games in a row – against FC Lviv, FC Mynai and FC Rukh Lviv, but afterwards lost against FC Shakhtar Donetsk and drew against FC Vorskla Poltava. In the previous matchday game they defeated FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Now Dynamo are 8th in the league table with 12 points behind leaders SC Dnipro-1.
In euro cups, the White-Blues have played 11 games. They won 3 of them, lost 6 and played in a draw twice.
Dynamo are fourth in their Europa League group with no chances for euro cups in the second part of the season.
5 previous matches: W-1, D-2, L-2
Players’ 2022/23 statistics
Most appearances: Buialskyi (19), Sydorchuk (18), Vanat, Zabarnyi, Shepelev (17 each), Harmash, Karavayev (16 each)
Most time played: Buialskyi – 1524 minutes, Sydorchuk – 1433, Zabarnyi – 1389, Tsyhankov – 1191, Dubinchak – 1034
Goalscorers: Buialskyi – 8, Tsyhankov, Vanat – 4 each, Karavayev, Harmash – 2 each, Tymchyk, Vivcharenko – 1 each
FENERBAHCE (ISTANBUL, TURKEY)
Not playing: Peres, Henrique, Sangare, Yandas, Rossi (injured)
Position in domestic league: 1st (11 matches, W-8, D-2, L-1, goal difference – 34:12)
Current season:
Fenerbahce are the Turkish league leaders with three points ahead of Basaksehir and Adana Demirspor.
Jorge Jesus’ men are the Europa League group leaders too having better goal difference than Rennais.
5 previous matches: W-4, D-1
Players’ 2022/23 statistics
Most appearances: Szalai (22), Bayindir, Lincoln (21 each), Rossi (20), Valencia (19), Osayi-Samuel (18)
Most time played: Szalai – 1930 minutes, Bayindir – 1920, Kadioglu – 1453, Gustavo Henrique – 1352, Lincoln - 1195
Goalscorers: Valencia – 13, Batshuayi – 8, Kahveci – 6, Mor, Rossi, King – 3 each
Previous face-to-face match
Fenerbahce – Dynamo – 2:1 (1:0)
8.09.2022. Istanbul. Sukru Saracoglu Stadium
Goals: Gustavo Henrique (35), Batshuayi (90+3) – Tsyhankov (64)
Teams’ relations
- In 2016/2017 season Olexandr Karavayev had a brief loan move to Fenerbahce. He took the field in six matches.
- Mircea Lucescu used to be the gaffer of Fenerbahce bitter rivals – Galatasaray (2000-2002) and Besiktas (2002-2004). He won the league with both sides and the UEFA Super Cup with Galatasaray in 2000. Besides, in 2017-2019 Lucescu was in charge of Turkey national team.
- Jorge Jesus opposed Dynamo last season as Benfica head coach.
TECHNICAL DATA
Dynamo – Fenerbahce
November 3. 22:00. Krakow. Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego
Broadcaster – Megogo
